B. Offered by a collegiate institution, not necessarily of 4 years, authorized to award
academic degrees; and [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

C. Administered and systematically pursued on a full-time or part-time basis by persons
who have completed secondary school or who demonstrate equivalent competence; [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

2.Principles.
To support the principles that each higher educational institution in the State,
public and private:

A. Shall have control over its educational program and related activities, within its
board of control; [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

B. That its faculty shall enjoy the freedom traditionally accorded to the faculty of
higher educational institutions in teaching, research and expression of opinions;
and [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

C. That the faculty shall be consulted in the formulation of academic policies pertaining
to it; [1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

3.Cohesive system.
To develop, maintain and support a structure of public higher education in the State
which will assure the most cohesive system possible for planning, action and service
in providing higher educational opportunities, to which the highest priority for fiscal
support shall be assigned;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

4.Programs.
To provide in its public higher educational institutions, or through cooperative
arrangements with private institutions or institutions outside the State, the programs
of study, research or experimentation that its citizens may require;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

5.Encourage growth.
To encourage the growth and development of existing or new private higher educational
institutions within the State where studies justify their continuation or establishment;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

6.All citizens eligible.
To recognize that all citizens shall be considered eligible for the benefits of
appropriate higher education, whether they are high school graduates or the equivalent,
or those seeking retraining or training for new careers;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

7.Public funds.
To assign continually a high priority in the allocation of public funds to the development
of services, programs and institutions designed to provide opportunities for those
who do not now share equitably in the advantages of higher education, because of limiting
economic, social, educational and cultural factors;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

8.Financial support.
To support financially the programs of public higher educational institutions through
appropriations, grants and loans, based on comprehensive plans and budgets, both short-term
and long-term;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

9.Public accountability.
To expect appropriate public accountability for this support;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

10.Federal funds.
To encourage all institutions, public and private, to make maximum use of federal
funds available for the support of higher educational programs and activities, the
State to provide matching funds, where necessary, initially and on a continuing basis;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

11.Cooperative undertakings.
To expect and request cooperative undertakings among the higher educational institutions,
public and private, and between them and the business, industrial and labor interests,
to further the development of quality and quantity in educational programs and services
and the advancement of the state's economy;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

12.Evaluation and research.
To encourage a continuing program of evaluation and research with respect to higher
educational opportunities in the State through financial support and the expectation
of annual reporting;

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

13.Master plan.
To give a high priority to the provisions of the master plan for higher education
through legislative action and appropriate publicity;

[
1983, c. 97, §1 (AMD)
.]

14.Commuter education.
To make the most effective use possible of the financial resources allocated to
public higher education by maximum emphasis on commuter facilities.

[
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW)
.]

15.Transfer of credits.
To provide for a uniform system of transferring credits for equivalent courses between
the various units of the University of Maine System;

[
1985, c. 779, §47 (AMD)
.]

16.Uniform course numbering.
To provide for a uniform system of the numbering of courses for equivalent courses
between the various units of the University of Maine System;

[
1985, c. 779, §48 (AMD)
.]

17.Uniform course descriptions.
To provide for a uniform system of course descriptions for equivalent courses between
the various units of the University of Maine System;

[
1991, c. 407, §2 (AMD)
.]

18.Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients.
To develop programs with the goal of enabling recipients of Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families to achieve educational and skill levels that will assist them to
compete for employment; and

[
1991, c. 407, §3 (AMD);
1997, c. 530, Pt. A, §34 (AMD)
.]

19.Public school restructuring.
To encourage the public and private postsecondary education institutions in the
State to cooperate with the commissioner, the state board and school administrative
units to provide appropriate and timely professional development programs and other
support services to educators in public schools engaged in school restructuring efforts.